6th Annual Family Hiking Day
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy invites family members young and old to lace up their hiking shoes and join us for the sixth annual Family Hiking Day on Saturday, Sept. 24!
To help celebrate this event, kid-friendly walks, trail cleanups and celebrations will be held at multiple locations along the A.T. Those who participate in any of these hikes will receive a pass for a free one-day admission to any federal public land, providing another opportunity for an outdoor adventure with their families.
Even if you’re unable to participate in an official Family Hiking Day event, anyone who walks on the A.T. with their family on Sept. 24-25 is invited to post photos and videos to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ATFamilyHike. We will select five of our favorite stories, and the winners will receive an Osprey backpack to use on future family outdoor adventures.
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There will be two hikes within an hour of Asheville, one at Max Patch and one at Lover’s Leap in Hot Springs.
For those of you who live southwest of Asheville, there will also be two hikes in Franklin, NC, and for those of you up north toward TN, there will be two hikes near Elizabethton as well!